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Discharge Clinical Characteristics and Post-Discharge Events in Patients with Severe COVID-19: A Descriptive Case Series by Faysal G. Saab; Jeffrey N. Chiang; Rachel Brook; Paul C. Adamson; Jennifer A. Fulcher; Eran Halperin; Vladimir Manuel; David Goodman-Meza is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## ABSTRACT ## Background As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues, little guidance is available on clinical indicators for safely discharging patients with severe COVID-19. ## Objective To describe the clinical courses of adult patients admitted for COVID-19 and identify associations between inpatient clinical features and post-discharge need for acute care. ## Design Retrospective chart reviews were performed to record laboratory values, temperature, and oxygen requirements of 99 adult inpatients with COVID-19. Those variables were used to predict emergency department (ED) visit or readmission within 30 days post-discharge. ## Patients (or Participants) Age ≥ 18 years, first hospitalization for COVID-19, admitted between March 1 and May 2, 2020, at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, managed by an inpatient medicine service. ## Main Measures Ferritin, C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase, D-dimer, procalcitonin, white blood cell count, absolute lymphocyte count, temperature, and oxygen requirement were noted. ## Key Results Of 99 patients, five required ED admission within 30 days, and another five required readmission. Fever within 24 h of discharge, ox
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- Author
- Faysal G. Saab; Jeffrey N. Chiang; Rachel Brook; Paul C. Adamson; Jennifer A. Fulcher; Eran Halperin; Vladimir Manuel; David Goodman-Meza
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)